20th Apr, 2016 13:30

Imperial War Museum Duxford

 
  Lot 93
 

1932 MG F-Type Magna

Sold for £41,625

(including buyers premium)


Lot details
Registration No: Non EU-Reg
Chassis No: F1164
Mot Expiry: Exempt

This lovely-looking F1 Magna is reportedly a 'matching numbers' example presented in its original livery of Black bodywork complemented by a Red leather interior. An accompanying copy of the original guarantee card supplied by University Motors, Plaistow shows the MG's first owner to have been Mr F Mann of nearby London E6, who took delivery of his new vehicle on July 8th 1932.

The vendor informs us that the car was the subject of a restoration 10-15 years ago. He grades the six-cylinder OHC engine, four-speed manual transmission and paintwork as 'excellent', and the four-seater bodywork, electrical equipment and interior trim as 'very good'. He further describes the 1271cc powerplant as 'sweet' and the crash gearbox as 'superb'. He is now offering this rare MG (a total of only 1,250 F1, F2 and F3 Magnas were produced) complete with expansive history file, including the Abingdon factory build sheets. It is being presented with a Norwegian logbook but comes with NOVA number and VAT fully paid. A rare opportunity for MG aficionados everywhere.

The F-Type Magna range was only produced between 1931 and 1932 and was created to fill the evident gap that existed between the very affordable M-Type Midget and the far dearer 18/80 range of cars. It was effectively a six-cylinder, longer wheelbase version of the four-cylinder D-Type launched at the same time, and therefore featured a newly designed, riveted steel chassis with sliding trunnion suspension, underslung rear axle and centre-lock wire wheels. Though supposedly new, the engine was in fact an extended version of the Wolseley Hornet unit, but equipped with dummy side covers in order to appear to be of fresh design. Its power output was 37.2bhp and it drove to the rear wheels via a straight-cut ENV gearbox. In hood-down guise, the Magna was capable of a creditable 72mph-plus flat out.

PLEASE NOTE: This lot has been NOVA declared by the vendor. He has also volunteered to pay the admin fees for Peter Anderson of Imported Vehicle Registration to UK road register the car on behalf of a new owner should it remain in the UK.
 

All successful bids must be paid in full by midday the day after the auction at the latest.

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Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 20th Apr, 2016

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